Kaduna state Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has said his government has traced some violent,aggrieved Fulani to their countries and paid them to stop the killings of Southern Kaduna natives and the destruction of their communities saying that the renewed violence is carried out by bandits.

El-Rufai made this known while fielding questions from some select Journalists in his office in Kaduna.

He said: “For southern Kaduna, we didn’t understand what was going on and we decided to set up a committee under Gen. Martin Luther Agwai (rtd) to find out what was going on there. What was established was that the root of the problem has a history starting from the 2011 post election violence.

“Fulani herdsmen from across Africa bring their cattle down towards Middle Belt and Southern Nigeria. The moment the rains starts around March, April, they start moving them up to go back to their various communities and countries.

“Unfortunately, it was when they were moving up with their cattle across Southern Kaduna that the elections of 2011 took place and the crisis trapped some of them.

“Some of them were from Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Mali and Senegal. Fulanis are in 14 African countries and they traverse this country with the cattle.“So many of these people were killed, cattle lost and they organised themselves and came back to revenge.

“So a lot of what was happening in Southern Kaduna was actually from outside Nigeria. We got a hint that the late Governor Patrick Yakowa got this information and he sent someone to go round some of these Fulani communities, but of course after he died, the whole thing stopped. That is what we inherited. But the Agwai committee established that.

“We took certain steps. We got a group of people that were going round trying to trace some of these people in Cameroon, Niger republic and so on to tell them that there is a new governor who is Fulani like them and has no problem paying compensations for lives lost and he is begging them to stop killing.“In most of the communities, once that appeal was made to them, they said they have forgiven

.There are one or two that asked for monetary compensation. They said they have forgiven the death of human beings, but want compensation for cattle. We said no problem, and we paid some. As recently as two weeks ago, the team went to Niger republic to attend one Fulani gathering that they hold every year with a message from me.

source http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/weve-paid-fulani-stop-killings-southern-kaduna-el-rufai/

I don't believe it
This is out of control and

We need to thoroughly study the reason for this unending killings by Fulani cattle rearers. There must be truth to what the governor has said. The General Martin Luther Agwai report needs to be studied and the recommendations there be implemented.

I don't know how our borders have become so porous that we can't defend our territory anymore from foreign invaders like Fulani from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Cameroun and few other countries. If you can't control your border, then you have no country.

What a shame!!
This shows that all Fulanis in power including president Buhari are jokes and foreigners in our Land.

Wtf No this northerners must go their way .
This is the man behind the fulani killings
Zoogarians over to you.

This comming from a state governor typifies everything wrong with Nigeria.
Firstly, the midget recognises the porousity of our borders and makes it sound legit for aliens from other countries to transverse Nigeria unhindered. So our immigration laws does not affect the fulanis from other african countries? Wow! what a country! Hypocrisy will not kill us.
Secondly, when did we start paying criminal aliens for crimes committed on our soil? Even if they are aggrieved are'nt there legal means of seeking redress than the continued maiming and killings by the so called aliens? I thought our laws frowns at taking laws into one's hand.
If anything, El rufai has just confirmed the conspiracy of FULANI AGENDA by his statements. We shall surely get to the tips someday, size ourselves squarely on the battle field, spill enough bl**d that will last us centuries to come and be forced to see every other human life as important as ours. Every other condition in life is transcient. El rufai, we are not fooled but we will wait and see.

FastShipping:
One needs to thoroughly study the reason for this unending killings by Fulani cattle rearers. There must be truth to what the governor has said. The General Martin Luther Agwai report needs to be studied and the recommendations there be implemented.

I don't know how our borders have become so porous that we can't defend our territory anymore from foreign invaders like Fulani from Burkina Faso, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Cameroun and few other countries. If you can't control your border, then you have no country.

don't be surprised most of our current and past leaders are foreigners!!!!

prospero5:
is Nigeria this loose?
what happened to the boarders?

how can people just stroll into another country like that even causing havoc in the process?

Southern borders aren't that loose. Past Northern leaders purposely made sure those borders are loose to accomodate those neighboring mvslim countries and boko boys have taken advantage of that . We aren't fools.

Fulanis from other countries can freely move in Nigeria and kill Nigerians at will and get paid by the Nigerian authorities, but Nigerians can't freely move in Nigeria without police and soldier harassing them.... what an irony

Nobody serious for this nigeria again

You paid them off or you gave them amnesty?

imagine!

Lalasticlala ooooh I weep for my country God punish Lugard and his generations!!!

oh Nigeria! the slumbering giant of black nations

Ok! Ok!! What of the rebuilding and compesation for southern kaduna comunities Elrufai you sent ppl to outside of this nation to donate money for more arms to fulani/boko haram abi? if u are able to trace even one of the groups ,as you claim,why not write to thier home goverments demanding thier arrest and exradiction?? Rather you pay them a reward... You! Elrufai, and all other under cover sponsors and patrons of terror groups will never go unpunished.

Why pay them? What happened to killing them?

WTF!!!! Compensating foreign invaders for coming into your own country to kill your countrymen? I just can't comprehend. Just like the US paying off Bin Laden.

Now the begging question is, what's the DSS doing? And what's the Nigerian military doing? Aren't they saddled with the responsibility of dealing with threats from within and outside the country that threatens National security?

AMNESTY payment to fulanis

Buhari nd el rufia re heartless demons... u can pay a forigner killing your people to stop but will order the killing of unarmed shiate memberszz it sha never be well with these hrt less fools ruling us.... Atiku pls do nd come biko

SirJeffry:
Southern borders aren't that loose. Past Northern leaders purposely made sure those borders are loose to accomodate those neighboring mvslim countries and boko boys have taken advantage of that . We aren't fools.

so the north think religion before safety? it's wrong to put a cart before a horse.

Senseless if I may say...


You paid them because you are a Fulani but you crushed El Zazaky

Hmmm

i swear either El Rufai is stupid or he's as hypocritical as our president.

I don't blame dem. I blame CAN and d indigenes of southern Kaduna.

DON'T ALLOW YOURSELVES TO BE KILLED, DON'T RUN FROM YOUR HOMES AND GIVE THEM REASONS TO THINK TWICE B4 COMING.

AND IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN ANYWHERE AND FEEL YOU ARE NOT CONCERNED.....

NO GOVERNMENT PROTECTION IN NIGERIA.

Nigeria... Nigerians... Why

El-Rufai is a perfect definition of "absolute power corrupts absolutely"! We are in trouble in this country.

This is a right step in the right direction. It is a welcome development that the Fulani me are being talked to in order to solve the problem. Their people and their cattle were killed during the post election violence of the 2011 presidential election and this is the main reason for the recurring violence in the area and any attempt from the side of the government to talk to the fulanis and other ethnic groups is most welcomed.

This man is totally shameless.